Omid Scobie Endgame PART 4

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Continuing an enjoyable and civilised discussion of Endgame, and all things relating to its contents.

Previous thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/the_royal_family/4954329-omid-scobie-endgame-part-3?page=1

Below is curtesy of Google translate and Twitter some of the slight differences in the book from Rick Evers.

“In the new version, Scobie is no longer almost hit by Prince William, but almost ran into one himself. 'Maybe on purpose' became 'a bit surprised'. William's 'cold' look has now become a 'neutral' one.”

“Prince William no longer has the image of 'lazy Wills', but 'his work-shy image'. Meghan no longer had 'mental problems' but simply 'tough'. Prince William's 'rumor of adultery' is still just 'the rumours'.”

Who else had their friends go on TV and say that Meghan has receipts ?

That’s a fascinating insight into the changes the lawyers made to the book draft, @Vespanest !

That joke about Meghan being the only girl to have kissed a prince and turned him into a frog seems so apt!

One of my favourite YouTubers, The Vintage Read, says that Scobie names all sorts of sources - including sources close to Harry and family sources - but there is a conspicuous absence of "sources close to Meghan", which is surprising, since he said in one of his interviews that many of Meghan's friends don't want to speak to him anymore.

Regarding the Dutch translation, he's patiently lied about writing down the names of Charles and Catherine. He is still trying to blame someone else for these names going to print. I assume that someone else is his agent. Whether his agent did something wrong is a matter for the contractual relationship and factual timeline that pertains to their relationship. As far as third parties are concerned, agents act on behalf of the principal, and are deemed to be acting under the principal's instructions. The buck still stops with Scobie.

Another lovely Google translated tweet from Rick Evers

Omid Scobie looks back on the past 1.5 weeks. Dutch publisher distances itself from this. “Scobie's representation in his column about the Dutch editorial process of Eindspraak is factually incorrect and we do not recognize ourselves in his explanation”

As far as third parties are concerned, agents act on behalf of the principal, and are deemed to be acting under the principal's instructions. The buck still stops with Scobie.

I was shocked over Rebecca Vardy’s agent’s behaviour over the Wagatha Christie case. It was smart to get a medical note to get out of testifying.

Uh oh - Jessica Mulroney, former bff of Meghan has posted on her insta a cryptic message about those who believe lies...

What did Jessica say?

It seemed to be a cryptic message about people who tell and believe lies. No names.

Problem is those you climb over during the assent patiently wait for your descent.

Indeed. What's the expression about being nice to people when you're on the way up?

Aye.

Someone has been speaking shite and got caught with a clarty mouth.

A wigginsworthy back-pedal.

I enjoyed the wedding too. Lovely weather, lovely setting, happy cheering crowds, attractive happy couple, lots of frocks to look at.

Having the guests walking down to the chapel added a nice note of informality - and provided an oportunity to have a good look at what everyone was wearing.

Now, I wonder how often they look at their wedding album. How many of the people who were there are they still on speaking terms with?

I went looking for Endgame in the shops today. Found a single copy in Waterstones, and had a surreptitious read, to decide whether I was being too judgmental. I read the first couple of pages of the chapter about Catherine.

It starts with a quotation about stones being content and boring and water being fabulously curious and exciting (paraphrasing). I mean, who could be the stone and who could be the water?

Next is another Year 6 adjectives and prepositions exercise, this time about summer and Indian Summer and September being just like Summer and summat else about heat and Summer and September.

He then goes on to talk about Kate's stone garden at RHS Wisley in, I think, 2019. So there we go, answered that stones and water conundrum. It describes Catherine doing a TV appearance with Mary Berry where she shows Mary her garden creation (which I remember watching at the time, and thinking Catherine came across as disarmingly normal, natural and sweet-natured).

Then we have the passage about Catherine's nerves over her Blue Peter appearance. The snide summary being, it was rather surprising that she was still nervous even after 8 years on the job, but she managed it, better late than never.

That was enough reading to know that I'm probably not being judgmental, and this book is aimed at those who would wrestle the microphone from the cold, dead paws of Shep The Dog for their 15 minutes of fame.

Harry, Meghan & Omid remind me of the boy that cried wolf. You just cannot believe anything that comes out of their mouth.

Harry used to be my favourite. I agree with pp I think he was heavily protected by the RF and unfortunately he is a deeply unpleasant person.

Well I can’t say I’m surprised that scobie is now having to admit that he did write the names. I suspect a fairly heavily worded legal threat from the translators secured that admission….

someone mentioned earlier about Williams surprise meeting with the lady doing the walk in honour of her daughter, it was such a lovely emotional moment, I think he genuinely surprised her. You’re right, he does seem to have that ability to connect with the public, as does Kate. They understand the task and the job that they have to do.

and as someone else mentioned, K&W’s marriage is a success because of her normal upbringing, the fact that she’s confident in her own skin, and the fact that she’s solid and secure, and has given that innate family loyalty and closeness to William. You can genuinely see they adore each other.

Then we have the passage about Catherine's nerves over her Blue Peter appearance. The snide summary being, it was rather surprising that she was still nervous even after 8 years on the job, but she managed it, better late than never

A lot of very experienced and well known actors get stage fright, so not the snide dig he thinks he's making

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/apr/20/theatre3

That was enough reading to know that I'm probably not being judgmental, and this book is aimed at those who would wrestle the microphone from the cold, dead paws of Shep The Dog for their 15 minutes of fame.

😂

I think there's something in that

Since he stepped back, I don't think any Palace has been briefing against him. I think they simply stopped curating his public image. And he (perhaps) didn't appreciate what the did until they were no longer doing it.

Oh I'm certain he didn't. He doesn't seem to appreciate anything in his life.

Absolutely @MrsDanversGlidesAgain a point I was thinking about too. I've read about many gifted and celebrated actors getting stage fight, to the point of being physically sick. Probably symptomatic in those who act from their hearts, not their heads.

I don’t believe Prince Harry has ever really believed his family have been deliberately leaking stories. Of course they haven’t. They’re not stupid and it clearly wouldn’t work. I think Harry himself has been leaking stories on them for years and finally wanted to make big money doing it in public but knew how that would look.

It’s mirror propaganda, accuse your enemy of that which you are guilty.

I agree, up to a point, and disagree, up to a point!

I don't think Harry believed his family were leaking stories until there were negative stories about Meghan. He clearly thinks she is amazing, and has said so, and good for him for loving his wife.

However, I think that has blinded him to her faults (we all have them) plus the culture clash she faced in the UK.

So then from his perspective any negative stories about this almost-perfect person needed a reason (other than culture clash, normal human failings, and general doesn't-click-with-me stand-offish-ness).

So then he has to look for a reason for the negative stories. Racism is one, leaking is another.

Whereas it is simply because Meghan is perfect for him (as he says) but not perfect for everyone, just because she is a human being with virtues and faults, like all of us. And it is unrealistic for any of us to expect that everyone else will like us, let alone adore us.

Well put pilates, though in fairness they're all protected by the image the palace spinners curate and we may not enjoy seeing what the rest are like without it

However we're not likely to since I can't see too many of the others doing a Harry